FileMagic is a Ruby binding to the magic(4) library, which you may know better as the file(1) command. The file command identifies the type of a file using, among other tests, a test for whether the file begins with a certain magic number.

• Development Status: 5 - Production/Stable
• Intended Audience: Developers
• License: Ruby License
• Natural Language: English
• Operating System: POSIX
• Programming Language: C, Ruby
• Topic: System